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My Gym Membership Pet Peeve
Posted by Jeunelle • 4/16/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: athletic, fitness, fitness equipment, Gym, gymnasium, gyms, health, health and wellness, wellness, Workout
Ok So I Had Gym Membership A Few Years Ago.
My Pet Peeve With Gym's Is Simple:
#1. If I signed up for a "Gym Membership" and I am paying the Gym "monthly", I expect to be able to use the Gym's Equipment.
How many times have you signed up to a Gym just to be waiting and waiting and waiting for some other member to get off the Gym Equipment so that you can use it?
Not only that but you will find that the Gym is still signing up more members even if the "Veteran Members" can't even get to use the equipment.
Would it not make more sense to stop signing up more members if you don't have enough Gym Equipment to accommodate them all?
RIDICULOUS
The Gym has what they call "Prime Time", which is reserved for those members who just got out of working a 9-5. Now they head for the Gym and they come in the hundreds and you are basically waiting hours for a machine to use.
You can be standing against the wall near the treadmills, bicycles or elliptical machines for over a half hour until someone gets off and someone else gets a chance to use it. THIS SUCKS.
#2. After they use it the machines are all sweaty and you have to take the time to clean them off so you can use it.
Some Gym's have equipment cleaner at hand and paper towels so you can clean down the equipment that another Gym member just sweat up all over.
This "cleaning" still takes valuable time away from your workout.
#3. "Prime Time" also makes it hard for you to get a locker to put your handbag and other Gym equipment into the locker, you can't find a locker.
#4. Some nut is shaving their legs in the pool or some member is doing something they shouldn't be doing.
#5. "Protein Farts" from members while you are on the treadmill can suck.
You are trapped to endure this form of terrorism until the air clears.
There is no escape when you want to finish you workout regime, you are forced to inhale and ignore it.
Jeunelle now works out in the privacy of her own home.
What Are Your Gym Pet Peeves?
User Comments
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my gym is my Wii Fit-
What Gym is that?
I work out at home now, I will NEVER sign up for a Gym Membership ever again. -
It is the fitness set up for that Wii machine
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Oh Ok
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I don't like these trendy gyms, I use the old boxing gym I boxed for as a kid.
It don't have any fancy equipment and it smells bad but it does the job.-
Wow you must have nice Abs.
I took boxing and it is hard work. You must also have great stamina...and I like a man with STAMINA.
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I used to have twenty years ago! I'm an old 38 year old man now and need two days to recover after a session.
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Oh come on you woos.
38 years old for a man is a great age. You are at a great age for a man. Take advantage of your age dude and try to get in bed with some sexy Phat women.
At 38 years old I am sure you have a nice body.
In fact you are younger than I am. -
Oh yeah I'll do that and my girlfriend will cut my taggle off.
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Ohhh Snap, I forgot you have a girlfriend DAMN
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You are so funny!
I don't mind waiting for a bit. I mind waiting for some old fart who is ONLY using the arm machines and ONLY uses the arm machines, for extended periods of time.
I don't like the nasty jackassesses that hang out in front of that machine where your legs are splayed open like ripped into Thanksgiving turkey.
The guys that work there usually suck beyond belief. God FORBID I should have a question about any of the machines. I guess some women would call them Adonisis'. *I* call them useless.
Other than all that - GOOD TIMES!-
hahahaha yup I know and have seen way toooo much.
I have seen to many tight speedo trunks and whatever else they wear at the Gym. Some of the Gym outfits are rather funny. One Guy decided it was cool to wear ripped jean shorts to the Gym to work out in. What a weirdo.
I like how the men think it's Ok to talk to you while your working out. Get Lost Sucker
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I hate ( in no particular order ):
1) People who stare at you when you're getting changed.
2) People who come in and grab the biggest weight they can find, lift it three or four times and then spend the better half of an hour doing nothing else but walking up and down the gym looking at themselves in the mirror.
3) Have to agree with the protein farts
4) People who give themselves self love in the showers.
5) People who do naked stretches in the sauna
6) People who are too vocal when doing weights.
7) People who only wear the one pair of unwashed gym clothes the whole week.
8) Other men that find it acceptable to give you a tap ( or a squeeze on the bum )
9)People who wear short shorts
10) (my best friend is guilty for this) People who wear black leather lace up dress shoes with bright white tube socks, short red shorts, a black singlet thats 2 sized too small, gold chains and an over use of crusty headbands, wristbands and elbow bands-
"walking up and down the gym looking at themselves in the mirror".
"People who give themselves self love in the showers".
YUP TALK ABOUT VANITY....it's all at the Gym.
People who wear short shorts.
Oh you mean these types of people?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI7dLm-phro&feature=PlayList&p=B4C1E3F80E6A7755&pla...
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You should never be standing around in the gym, find other things to do.
Be creative if you have to, squat thrust, jumping jacks, and push-ups.
As for the rude people who leave equipment sweaty, or tie up equipment for an hour because they are running their mouth instead of working out just embarrass them in front of other people.
If you are worried about confronting someone turn to a friend and say I cant believe how rude and inconsiderate some people by leaving the equipment sweaty and make sure that they hear you.
If this fails to get your point across tell the management, some clubs have written rules about these things.
I wrote a post about choosing a gym
kieferscorner.blogspot.com/2008/12/five-steps-to-choose-new-gym.html-
@kieferscorner
w00t! You are my hero.
P.S. I've actually used the techniques described above and when management wimped out I moved to another gym. It's smaller. It has a smaller membership but they are considerate. The music is better and there are trainers who actually help you out when you are doing things wrong. Small clubs rule! -
"You should never be standing around in the gym, find other things to do".
"Be creative if you have to, squat thrust, jumping jacks, and push-ups".
1st of all this "soft punk crap" I can do at home, I don't need a Gym membership for this shit.
I joined specifically to use a Treadmill, Epilipical, Recumbent & Speed Bicycles, I don't need to do that other "soft punk crap" at a Gym when I already do that at home.
The membership is specifically for the Equipment that I don't have enough room for in my house. I already do weights, yoga and toning in the home and I explained all that at the Gym before I signed up but they are only concerned with how many people they bring into the Gym and they already know they don't have enough equipment to cover the members yet they keep signing up more members so they can make their money.
They don't give a rats arse about your needs or mine as long as they get their monthly fee. -
"As for the rude people who leave equipment sweaty, or tie up equipment for an hour because they are running their mouth instead of working out just embarrass them in front of other people".
Yes this happens a lot at Gyms. I have to yell at a few to shut up and get the hell off the equipment. It's my turn.
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Olivia Newton John - Physical
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQXECBdPgEA -
That’s the spirit now try using that attitude in the gym.
Sounds to me like you need a good pair of running shoes and a bike and you will save money and get a better workout.
What the hell is soft punk crap? LOL-
Now you are getting the idea
Yes I now have a treadmill and 2 bikes at home, all I need now is the epiliptical which I am saving for and should have in a couple of months. -
why do people need treadmills? what's wrong with running outside? do you live in Siberia?
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Not winter time, I can slip and fall and seriously hurt myself on the ice.
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no grass near you? why not do different exercises in the winter? ooh...unless your treadmill is an actual mill...that would be cool...
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I do different exercises. Yoga, Weights, etc.
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Polybore hates gyms. What an utter waste of energy. And people pay to do it!
If you want to get fit go build a wall, plant some trees or saw down some trees. That way you get fit and get a bonus of having done something constructive (or destructive). Best of all no bill for the privilege.
Here is a thing, if you really want a work out come to polybore's garden gym, you can get the equivalent of as much gym based exercise as you want, in the fresh Highland air, 24/7 for free.-
I like your thinking, Polybore! If you're going to spend time exerting yourself you might as well do something useful!
I've never understood why people spend money on a gym when they could do most of the things they do there for free! -
@Polybore....Oh yeah and where the heck do you live?
@SiuilARuin...Exactly...most you can do in the privacy of your own home. -
the Highlands...unless he's getting the air imported...
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Now this guy is on polybore's wavelength. Had this idea ages ago, start a gym, wire up the apparatus to generate electricity, get paid for the use of the gym and sell the electricity.
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26430304/
And if you ever get fed up of the customers you can reverse the current and fry the lot of them. Yum, seared human flesh sealed in molten lycra.
Actually polybore is in pretty good shape just now thanks to polybore 2.0 who is pretty fast, weights 2 stone and has to be picked up about a hundred times a day. And that does not include the garden nightmare.
A bit of Polybore's garden/ survival exercise work sink.
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That garden is absolutely beautiful, a green thumb eh
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Thanks. Not really that green thumbed, the garden has a life of it's own impervious to polybore's sweat and toil, which is probably a good thing.
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Ha and honest to....you would make a good catch for a nice gal.
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Who Jeunelle Thinks Has A Nice BODY In No Particular Order!
#1. NINE
#2 Aningeniousname
#3. Sam1982
#4. TonyB
#5. Tinatina
#6. Morgantj
#7. Ekim941
#8. Endlesslyshesaid
#9. Sylvia
#10. FarrukhSiddiqui
#11. Friday13
#12. Anniepooh
#13. DaneMorgan
#14. Jphillips
#15. Flamingpoodle
#16. Onchong
#17. Timmim
#18. Richbman
and if I missed anyone else, I am not to blame.
I am relying on your avatar pic and if you are really FAT but you are showing some ripped abs on your avatar you are a lying sob and should be rounded up and shot.
You are more than welcome to add your own list. -
Woohoo I made it (in no particular order) to #3 - although I must point out that I really actually look like this
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Bwwwwahahhahahahha
Well let's hope you have a "good heart" -
I have a beautiful mind
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Yeah I like man with brains
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they're not that hard to come by are they?
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Depends on how big those brains are hehehe
Yes I am a bad girl -
awww thanks I try -
Good avatar cropping is what got me a place on that list
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My brain grows the more it gets stimulated.
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I hate the gym. That's why I work out at home.-
HOOOORRRAAAYYY someone with a brain, there is a Gawd after all
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LOL!!!!!
Pet Peeves -
1. dudes who should be using the extra machines for doing 100 reps but instead get onto the circuit. You have wait for them to finish or just pass them/that machine up and come back later. My gym has a great owner - he notices and kicks the dudes out of the circuit.
2. moms who want to keep their elementary ages sons near them so they make them stay in the locker roon while they shower. In the meantime I have to figure out how to get dressed without flashing a 10 year old boy.
3. dudes who wear super colorful, tight fitting pants. These guys look like jesters! I am so tempted to ask where they put their pointy hats with jingle bells!
4. women who show up in full make-up, fancy hairstyles, and padded/push up sports tops (when they are already top heavy to start with). I hate the meat-market atmosphere.
5. aerobics instructions who do fancy, fast, high power moves when it's a beginner's class full of overweight and old people.-
#2. Is sooo not cool
I have seen women sitting on the benches totally naked with no clothes on.
They fail to realize that people come from the streets and put their feet up on those benches to take their shoes off or to tie their shoe lace.
They stepped on dog pooh and spit and now it's on the benches.
These women don't seem to care, they just sit on the bench.
I sigh deeply when I see this.
#3. I just laugh at those dudes.
#4. Women with makeup need to get a grip
#5. That can be dangerous and I avoid those classes.
#6. Protein farts are inevitable
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Funny workout
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-lcO_UNDRs-
I think I have seen people doing that same workout in the gym LOL
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This is how I work out.
I am fanatical about my workout OK
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This Is What Started It All Off.
My Wife and Kids- Michael joins gym part 1 of 2
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3dMEy4jJwM&feature=related -
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Martin Fat Like Dat Part 2
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGqZmQrCIeQ&feature=related -
Martin Fat Like Dat Part 3
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wd_EApryZA&feature=related -
I don't think Arnold looks like this no more
Coleman Vs Schwarzenegger
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k0cYPjlz6U&feature=related -
We had a small gym where I live, but it closed a couple years ago, due to the owners tiring of it.. While it was open they did eventually get a few pieces of great equipment in it, but the price they wanted for membership was outrageous. I just use my treadmill at home or go outside in the summer..
I never liked sitting around waiting to use the machine either.. I have places to go and people to see. So I just work out on my own time at home... Much much easier.. Not to mention some of the people that used the machines had very questionable hygiene practices, and the thought of knowing they were on the workout equipment in skimpy clothing made me feel ill with the thought of using it after them. Ugh! Home is soooooo much better.. I love working out to Callanetics too.-
Exactly if they are going to charge outrageous prices, you should not be waiting to use any machine period. Yes our time is valuable and why would I pay to be waiting against a wall for a half hour for anything? Ridiculous
Especially with a bunch of sweaty, smelly, farty people... YUCK
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My gym membership pet peeves:
A gym membership involves
1) going to a gym
2) paying for it-
Exactly thank you
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I'm glad you understand what I mean, these folks are scary.
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I haven't been to a gym since I was a kid in high school. When it comes to weights, I couldn't lift the lightest of them. And I just squeaked by with a "C" when I got "A's" in every other subject.
And I never did fit in with the machoist attitudes of people in gyms. So I never took any memberships...ever.
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